Maardu Linnameeskond II FC Starmedia finished fourth after the first half of the season in the Estonian Second League (South-East Group)

The first half of the season finished in the Estonian Second League, South-East Group (fifth tier in Estonian football). Following the excellent results of the first team Maardu Linnameeskond in the Esiliiga B (the third tier in Estonia), which are top of the league with a good chance to promote to Esiliiga after several years, the second team Maardu Linnameeskond II, merged with FC Starmedia, obtained a series of wins at the end of the first half of the season, concluding with a 7-1 thrashing of Põlva FC Lootos in the 13th round on Sunday, June 15.

The match was played on the road at Põlva Lootospark, kicking off at 4 pm local time. Maardu Linnameeskond II FC Starmedia took the lead by means of Danil Lebedev (24'), but Põlva FC Lootos equalized by Elon Holger Vaab (31'). Just before half time, Sergei Mištšenko gave the lead again to the visitors (41'): 1-2 at half time.

The second half belonged completely to Maardu Linnameeskond II FC Starmedia, as they scored goal after goal by Mikita Naydis (50', 1-3), Sergei Mištšenko (56', 1-4), Nikita Naydis again (65', 1-5), Sergei Paništšev (88', 1-6) and Artemi Butajev (90'+1', 1-7). The hosts could have scored a second goal in the meantime, but Tambet Toim missed a penalty (86'). Tensions emerged towards the end of the game and the referee had to show several yellow cards to players from both teams.

Põlva FC Lootos: Villako (Kõiv 66') - Saarniit, Preeden, Mäeots (Heinsoo 66') - Tuul (Juks 70'), Toim, Mõttus (Lillo 70'), Vigel (Hirmo 60'), Roodes - Vahtra, Vaab (Tobreluts 79'). Manager: Avo Jakovits.

Maardu Linnameeskond II FC Starmedia: Raider - Jeremejev, Metwalli (Paništšev 42'), Gasinski, Tõsjatov, Dolinin - Amadou, Lebedev (Vtorushin 60'), Sjöblom (Bondar 70') - Naydis (Butajev 70'), Mištšenko. Manager: Daniil Kulagin. 

Referee: Mark-Oskar Arst.

Yellow cards: Heinsoo 90', Roodes 90' - Dolinin 66', Tõsjatov 80', Jeremejev 82', Raider 85'.

Maardu Linnameeskind II FC Starmedia finished the first half of the season in fourth place, with 26 points (8 wins, 2 draws, and 3 defeats), and 29-11 (+18 goal difference). They are behind Tallina FC Smsraha (35 points), Jõgeva SK Noorus-96 (30 points) and Raasiku FC Joker (29 points), and just above Paide Linnameeskond III (26 points) and Võru FC Helios (25 points).

At the other end of the table, Põlva FC Lootos are 11th (out of 14) with 12 points. They also have a match that remained to be played from the first half of the season, away at FC Elva II, counting for the 8th round. Another match from the first half of the season that still needs to be played is the one between Lasnamäe FC Ajax and Viljandi JK Tulevik II. Both matches are scheduled at the end of July, before the start of the second half of the season (in August).

For Maardu Linnameeskond II FC Starmedia, the next official match is scheduled on the 3rd of August, when the second half of the season starts. They will play away at third place Raasiku FC Joker.

2025 Peruvian First Division

2025 Peruvian First Division (Liga 1)

 

Season	2025
Dates	7 February 2025 – November / December 2025
Champions
Copa Libertadores	Universitario de Deportes
Copa Sudamericana
Relegated	Deportivo Binacional
Matches played
Goals scored
Top goalscorer
Biggest home win	Universitario – UTC Cajamarca 6-0 (round 10 of Apertura, 27 April)
Biggest away win	UTC Cajamarca – Binacional 0-4 (round 2 of Apertura, 15 February) Comerciantes Unidos – Sport Boys 0-4 (round 8 of Apertura, 13 April)
Highest scoring	ADT Tarma – Atlético Grau 4-3 (round 2 of Apertura, 15 February) Cienciano – UTC Cajamarca 6-1 (round 14 of Apertura, 24 May) Alianza Lima – Deportivo Garcilaso 3-4 (r. 8 Clausura, 13 September) FBC Melgar – Los Chankas 6-1 (round 10 of Clausura, 21 September) Sport Huancayo – Cienciano 5-2 (round 10 of Clausura, 21 September)
Longest winning run	Alianza Atlético – 7 matches (rounds 9-15 Apertura) Cusco FC – 7 matches (rounds 17-19 Apertura + rounds 1-6 Clausura)
Longest unbeaten run	Cusco FC – 16 matches (rounds 11-19 Apertura + rounds 1-9 Clausura)
Longest winless run	Ayacucho FC – 10 matches (rounds 3-12 Apertura)
Longest losing run	Juan Pablo II College – 4 matches (rounds 1-5 Apertura) Deportivo Garcilaso – 4 matches (rounds 10-13 Apertura) Alianza Universidad – 4 matches (rounds 8-12 Clausura)
Total attendance
Highest attendance
Lowest attendance
Average attendance

 

Competition details and format

 

The Peruvian First Division (Primera División in Spanish) is the main football competition in Peru and the top tier of the football system in Peru. Since 2019 it has been officially called Liga 1 and since 2024 it has become Liga 1 Te Apuesto for sponsorship reasons. Primera División is however the generic name and it was the 109^th edition under this name in 2025. Universitario de Deportes are the defending champions.

The number of participants is 19, growing from 18 in 2024, although initially only 17 teams were meant to participate. Second Division clubs Ayacucho FC and Deportivo Binacional were allowed to participate after winning legal cases against the Peruvian Football Federation and reached an agreement to be reinstated. However, on 19 August 2025, the legal decision was reversed in the case of Deportivo Binacional, and they were immediately excluded from the competition, and their results in Clausura cancelled. Therefore, the Apertura involved 19 teams, while the Clausura only 18 teams. The season started on 7 February 2025, and is expected to end in November or December with the play-offs.

The competition is organized by the FPF (Federación Peruana de Fútbol – Peruvian Football Federation) with the help of the ADFP (Asociación Deportiva de Fútbol Profesional – Professional Football Sports Association). Matches are played mainly in week-ends (Friday to Monday) and are broadcasted by L1 Max (most matches), Gol Perú (Gol TV outside Peru), Nativa (only one match in each round), and Fox Deportes (only one match in each round in the USA), with very few exceptions.

The Peruvian First Division is divided into two tournaments, Apertura (played in the first half of the year) and Clausura (in the second half of the year). In the Apertura, all teams play against each other once (single round-robin). In the Clausura, the teams play once more against each other (single round-robin), in the same order as in Apertura but in reversed location. Between the two tournaments there is a short mid-year break, which is also used as a transfer window. The tournaments are usually followed by a decisive play-off between the winners of the tournaments and the teams classified first and second in the aggregate table (if different from the winners of the tournaments) to establish the champions. In the event that the same team wins both tournaments, they are crowned champions and no play-off is played.

The first tournament to be played was the Apertura. The tournament started on 7 February 2025 and ended on 13 July 2025. Universitario de Deportes won the Apertura in the last round, on 12 July, when they drew 0-0 with Los Chankas, while second classified Alianza Lima also drew 0-0 away at UTC Cajamarca, and therefore the gap between the two teams remained 2 points in favour of Universitario. As winners of the Apertura, Universitario qualify for the play-off semifinals, and they might qualify directly for the final if they are classified first or second in the final aggregate table. They also qualify for the next year Copa Libertadores.

The second tournament is the Clausura, which began on 18 July 2025 and is scheduled to end in November 2025. Points earned during Apertura are not carried over in Clausura. The winners of Clausura have the same status as the winners of Apertura, so they also qualify for the play-off semifinals and might qualify directly for the final if they finish first or second in the aggregate table. The Clausura winners also qualify for the next year Copa Libertadores. However, if the same team wins both Apertura and Clausura, then no play-off is played.

The final aggregate table (Apertura + Clausura) is very important. Unless the same team wins both Apertura and Clausura, the teams classified first and second in the aggregate table qualify for the play-off semifinals even if they did not win either tournament and therefore have a chance to become national champions. If the teams finishing first or second in the aggregate table are also the winners of any tournament, they will qualify directly to the play-off final. The remaining berths for Copa Libertadores and all teams to participate in the Copa Sudamericana are also established according to the final ranking of the aggregate table.

The aggregate table also decides the relegation. The three teams with the worst overall record (classified 17^th, 18^th, and 19^th) are to be relegated to the Second Division. The first team to be relegated is Deportivo Binacional, which were excluded from the league on 19 August 2025, based on a legal decision. Their results in Clausura were cancelled, while their results in Apertura still count, but their exclusion means an automatic relegation, and they are bottom of the aggregate table regardless. Two more teams are to be relegated, and they are likely to be decided only in the final rounds of Clausura.

 

Team changes from 2024

 

To the First Division

 

Promoted from the Second Division

 

Alianza Universidad de Huánuco (Second Division winners)

Juan Pablo II College (Second Division runners-up)

 

(Re)Admitted due to legal constraints

 

Ayacucho FC

Deportivo Binacional

 

From the First Division - Relegated to the Second Division

 

Carlos A. Mannucci (16^th in 2024)

Universidad César Vallejo (17^th in 2024)

Unión Comercio (18^th in 2024)

 

Teams

 

Team	Home town	Stadium	Capacity	2024
Universitario de Deportes	Lima	Monumental	80093	Champions
Sporting Cristal	Lima	Alberto Gallardo	11500	Runners-up
FBC Melgar	Arequipa	Monumental de la UNSA	60370	3rd overall
Alianza Lima	Lima	Alejandro Villanueva	35938	4th overall
Cusco FC	Cusco	Inca Garcilaso de la Vega	42056	5th overall
Cienciano	Cusco	Inca Garcilaso de la Vega	42056	6th overall
Atlético Grau	Piura	Campeones del 36[1]	12000	7th overall
ADT Tarma	Tarma	Unión Tarma	9100	8th overall
Alianza Atlético	Sullana	Campeones del 36	12000	9th overall
Los Chankas	Andahuaylas	Los Chankas	10000	10th overall
Sport Huancayo	Huancayo	Huancayo	20000	11th overall
Deportivo Garcilaso	Cusco	Inca Garcilaso de la Vega	42056	12th overall
Sport Boys	Callao	Miguel Grau	17000	13th overall
Comerciantes Unidos	Cutervo	Germán Contreras Jara[2]	6300	14th overall
UTC Cajamarca	Cajamarca	Germán Contreras Jara[3]	6300	15th overall
Alianza Universidad	Huánuco	Heraclio Tapia León	25000	Promoted
Juan Pablo II College	Chongoyape	Complejo Juan Pablo II	3000	Promoted
Ayacucho FC	Ayacucho	Manuel Eloy Molina[4]	7500	Admitted
Deportivo Binacional	Juliaca	Guillermo Briceño	18080	Admitted

 

Geographical distribution of teams

 

Only 4 teams are from the Capital Region – 3 from the Province of Lima (Universitario de Deportes, Alianza Lima, and Sporting Cristal) and one from the Province of Callao (Sport Boys). The department of Cusco has 3 teams (Cienciano, Cusco FC and Deportivo Garcilaso). Three departments have two teams each: Junín (Sport Huancayo and ADT Tarma), Piura (Alianza Atlético and Atlético Grau), and Cajamarca (UTC and Comerciantes Unidos). The other 7 teams come from 7 different departments; therefore, a total of 12 departments or provinces are represented, the highest ever, equaling the record set in 2020. Moreover, a majority of 12 teams (out of 19) play their home games at an altitude above 1000 m, which is the highest-ever number of teams located at high altitude in a single season of the Peruvian First Division.

 

Location of the 2025 Peruvian First Division teams. Source: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liga_1_2025_(Perú)

 

Province or department	Number	Name of the teams
Lima	3	Universitario de Deportes, Sporting Cristal, Alianza Lima
Cusco	3	Cusco FC, Cienciano, Deportivo Garcilaso
Junín	2	ADT Tarma, Sport Huancayo
Piura	2	Atlético Grau, Alianza Atlético
Cajamarca	2	Comerciantes Unidos, UTC
Apurímac	1	Los Chankas
Arequipa	1	FBC Melgar
Ayacucho	1	Ayacucho FC
Callao	1	Sport Boys
Huánuco	1	Alianza Universidad
Lambayeque	1	Juan Pablo II College
Puno	1	Deportivo Binacional

 

Foreign players

 

Each team is allowed a maximum of 6 foreign players in the squad, who can all play simultaneously in the field. A foreign player can be replaced in the roster by another foreign player only during the larger mid-year transfer window. If a foreign player receives Peruvian citizenship during the course of the year, he would still be counted as a foreign player throughout that year.

Most foreign players are from South American countries, especially Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Ecuador. Many of the foreign players are strikers and are usually among the top goalscorers of the competition.

 

Apertura

 

Apertura is the first tournament of the 2025 Peruvian First Division (Liga 1 Te Apuesto). It started on 7 February 2025 with the matches of the first round and ended on 13 July 2025. All teams play against each other once (single round-robin). Universitario de Deportes won the Apertura in the last round, on 12 July, when they drew 0-0 with Los Chankas, while second classified Alianza Lima also drew 0-0 away at UTC Cajamarca, and therefore the gap between the two teams remained 2 points in favour of Universitario. As winners of the Apertura, Universitario qualify for the play-off semifinals, and they might qualify directly for the final if they are classified first or second in the final aggregate table. They also qualify for the next year Copa Libertadores.

 

Round 1 (7-10 February 2025)

 

Sport Huancayo – Alianza Atlético 2-1

FBC Melgar – UTC Cajamarca 3-0

Atlético Grau – Ayacucho FC 1-0

Alianza Lima – Cusco FC 3-0

Alianza Universidad – Sporting Cristal 2-2

Sport Boys – Juan Pablo II College 1-0

Comerciantes Unidos – Universitario de Deportes 1-1

Cienciano – ADT Tarma 2-2

Los Chankas – Deportivo Garcilaso 2-2

Deportivo Binacional bye

 

Round 2 (14-17 February 2025)

 

Cusco FC – FBC Melgar 0-1

UTC Cajamarca – Deportivo Binacional 0-4

ADT Tarma – Atlético Grau 4-3

Alianza Atlético – Alianza Lima 3-1

Universitario de Deportes – Cienciano 3-2

Sporting Cristal – Sport Boys 2-1

Juan Pablo II College – Sport Huancayo 0-1

Deportivo Garcilaso – Comerciantes Unidos 2-1

Ayacucho FC – Alianza Universidad 3-2

Los Chankas bye

 

Round 3 (21-24 February 2025)

 

Alianza Lima – Juan Pablo II College 1-0

Comerciantes Unidos – Los Chankas 1-1

Sport Boys – Ayacucho FC 2-1

Sport Huancayo – Sporting Cristal 0-1

Cienciano – Deportivo Garcilaso 2-3

Alianza Universidad – ADT Tarma 2-3

FBC Melgar – Alianza Atlético 2-1

Deportivo Binacional – Cusco FC 1-2

Atlético Grau – Universitario de Deportes 0-2 – played on 25 June

UTC Cajamarca bye

 

Round 4 (27 February – 2 March 2025)

 

ADT Tarma – Sport Boys 2-2

Deportivo Garcilaso – Atlético Grau 2-0

Cusco FC – UTC Cajamarca 1-1

Alianza Atlético – Deportivo Binacional 4-1

Sporting Cristal – Alianza Lima 1-2

Ayacucho FC – Sport Huancayo 1-1

Universitario de Deportes – Alianza Universidad 4-0

Los Chankas – Cienciano 0-0 – played on 23 March

Juan Pablo II College – FBC Melgar 1-1 – played on 2 July

Comerciantes Unidos bye

 

Round 5 (7-10 March 2025)

 

Alianza Universidad – Deportivo Garcilaso 0-0

Alianza Lima – Ayacucho FC 2-0

UTC Cajamarca – Alianza Atlético 0-0

Sport Huancayo – ADT Tarma 2-1

FBC Melgar – Sporting Cristal 1-0

Sport Boys – Universitario de Deportes 0-2

Cienciano – Comerciantes Unidos 3-2

Atlético Grau – Los Chankas 2-1

Deportivo Binacional – Juan Pablo II College 2-0

Cusco FC bye

 

Round 6 (27-30 March 2025)

 

Comerciantes Unidos – Atlético Grau 2-2

Ayacucho FC – FBC Melgar 2-3

Alianza Atlético – Cusco FC 2-4

Universitario de Deportes – Sport Huancayo 3-1

ADT Tarma – Alianza Lima 3-0

Sporting Cristal – Deportivo Binacional 5-0

Deportivo Garcilaso – Sport Boys 4-0

Los Chankas – Alianza Universidad 3-1

Juan Pablo II College – UTC Cajamarca 4-2

Cienciano bye

 

Round 7 (4-6 April 2025)

 

Deportivo Binacional – Ayacucho FC 1-1

Sport Huancayo – Deportivo Garcilaso 0-3

Atlético Grau – Cienciano 1-1

FBC Melgar – ADT Tarma 4-0

Alianza Lima – Universitario de Deportes 1-1

Cusco FC – Juan Pablo II College 4-2

Sport Boys – Los Chankas 1-1

UTC Cajamarca – Sporting Cristal 4-1

Alianza Universidad – Comerciantes Unidos 0-2

Alianza Atlético bye

 

Round 8 (11-14 April 2025)

 

Ayacucho FC – UTC Cajamarca 0-1

Los Chankas – Sport Huancayo 1-3

Juan Pablo II College – Alianza Atlético 1-0

Cienciano – Alianza Universidad 0-1

Sporting Cristal – Cusco FC 1-0

Comerciantes Unidos – Sport Boys 0-4

ADT Tarma – Deportivo Binacional 1-1

Universitario de Deportes – FBC Melgar 4-1

Deportivo Garcilaso – Alianza Lima 0-1

Atlético Grau bye

 

Round 9 (17-20 April 2025)

 

Alianza Universidad – Atlético Grau 0-0

FBC Melgar – Deportivo Garcilaso 1-2

Deportivo Binacional – Universitario de Deportes 1-3

Alianza Lima – Los Chankas 1-0

Sport Boys – Cienciano 2-2

Alianza Atlético – Sporting Cristal 1-0

Cusco FC – Ayacucho FC 3-0

UTC Cajamarca – ADT Tarma 0-1

Sport Huancayo – Comerciantes Unidos 4-2

Juan Pablo II College bye

 

Round 10 (26-28 April 2025)

 

Ayacucho FC – Alianza Atlético 0-2

Deportivo Garcilaso – Deportivo Binacional 0-1

Los Chankas – FBC Melgar 1-1

Atlético Grau – Sport Boys 3-3

Universitario de Deportes – UTC Cajamarca 6-0

Sporting Cristal – Juan Pablo II College 3-2

ADT Tarma – Cusco FC 2-1

Cienciano – Sport Huancayo 2-1

Comerciantes Unidos – Alianza Lima 0-1 – played on 18 June

Alianza Universidad bye

 

Round 11 (1-4 May 2025)

 

FBC Melgar – Comerciantes Unidos 1-1

Sport Huancayo – Atlético Grau 3-0

Alianza Lima – Cienciano 0-1

UTC Cajamarca – Deportivo Garcilaso 2-1

Juan Pablo II College – Ayacucho FC 0-0

Cusco FC – Universitario de Deportes 2-0

Sport Boys – Alianza Universidad 4-2

Alianza Atlético – ADT Tarma 2-0

Deportivo Binacional – Los Chankas 1-2

Sporting Cristal bye

 

Round 12 (9-12 May 2025)

 

Comerciantes Unidos – Deportivo Binacional 1-1

Ayacucho FC – Sporting Cristal 1-4

Atlético Grau – Alianza Lima 1-1

Cienciano – FBC Melgar 1-2

Los Chankas – UTC Cajamarca 2-1

ADT Tarma – Juan Pablo II College 2-2

Deportivo Garcilaso – Cusco FC 1-3

Universitario de Deportes – Alianza Atlético 0-1

Alianza Universidad – Sport Huancayo 0-1

Sport Boys bye

 

Round 13 (16-19 May 2025)

 

Alianza Atlético – Deportivo Garcilaso 1-0

UTC Cajamarca – Comerciantes Unidos 2-0

Sporting Cristal – ADT Tarma 2-1

Cusco FC – Los Chankas 3-3

Sport Huancayo – Sport Boys 1-0

Juan Pablo II College – Universitario de Deportes 2-0

FBC Melgar – Atlético Grau 1-1

Deportivo Binacional – Cienciano 1-1

Alianza Lima – Alianza Universidad 2-0

Ayacucho FC bye

 

Round 14 (22-25 May 2025)

 

Universitario de Deportes – Sporting Cristal 2-0

Alianza Universidad – FBC Melgar 1-1

Sport Boys – Alianza Lima 0-1

Comerciantes Unidos – Cusco FC 1-2

Atlético Grau – Deportivo Binacional 3-0

Cienciano – UTC Cajamarca 6-1

ADT Tarma – Ayacucho FC 0-1

Deportivo Garcilaso – Juan Pablo II College 4-0

Los Chankas – Alianza Atlético 1-2 – played on 1 June

Sport Huancayo bye

 

Round 15 (12-15 June 2025)

 

Alianza Atlético – Comerciantes Unidos 3-0

UTC Cajamarca – Atlético Grau 0-2

Cusco FC – Cienciano 0-0

FBC Melgar – Sport Boys 2-1

Juan Pablo II College – Los Chankas 3-0

Alianza Lima – Sport Huancayo 0-0

Sporting Cristal – Deportivo Garcilaso 3-2

Ayacucho FC – Universitario de Deportes 0-1

Deportivo Binacional – Alianza Universidad 1-1

ADT Tarma bye

 

Round 16 (19-22 June 2025)

 

Atlético Grau – Cusco FC 0-0

Alianza Universidad – UTC Cajamarca 1-2

Universitario de Deportes – ADT Tarma 5-0

Sport Huancayo – FBC Melgar 2-2

Los Chankas – Sporting Cristal 3-1

Deportivo Garcilaso – Ayacucho FC 2-1

Sport Boys – Deportivo Binacional 3-1

Comerciantes Unidos – Juan Pablo II College 3-0

Cienciano – Alianza Atlético 3-2

Alianza Lima bye

 

Round 17 (27-29 June 2025)

 

Ayacucho FC – Los Chankas 1-2

Juan Pablo II College – Cienciano 2-2

Deportivo Binacional – Sport Huancayo 1-0

ADT Tarma – Deportivo Garcilaso 0-0

UTC Cajamarca – Sport Boys 1-1

FBC Melgar – Alianza Lima 0-1

Sporting Cristal – Comerciantes Unidos 2-0

Alianza Atlético – Atlético Grau 2-1

Cusco FC – Alianza Universidad 4-1

Universitario de Deportes bye

 

Round 18 (4-6 July 2025)

 

Sport Huancayo – UTC Cajamarca 1-0

Los Chankas – ADT Tarma 1-1

Comerciantes Unidos – Ayacucho FC 0-1

Cienciano – Sporting Cristal 1-1

Alianza Universidad – Alianza Atlético 2-0

Alianza Lima – Deportivo Binacional 5-1

Sport Boys – Cusco FC 1-2

Atlético Grau – Juan Pablo II College 2-0

Deportivo Garcilaso – Universitario de Deportes 0-1

FBC Melgar bye

 

Round 19 (11-13 July 2025)

 

ADT Tarma – Comerciantes Unidos 1-0

Deportivo Binacional – FBC Melgar 1-1

UTC Cajamarca – Alianza Lima 0-0

Universitario de Deportes – Los Chankas 0-0

Alianza Atlético – Sport Boys 1-0

Sporting Cristal – Atlético Grau 2-1

Ayacucho FC – Cienciano 1-0

Juan Pablo II College – Alianza Universidad 1-0

Cusco FC – Sport Huancayo 3-0

Deportivo Garcilaso bye

 

Final Apertura table

 

1	Universitario de Deportes (W)	18	12	3	3	38-12	39	Qualified for the play-offs
2	Alianza Lima	18	11	4	3	23-11	37
3	Cusco FC	18	10	4	4	34-20	34
4	Alianza Atlético	18	11	1	6	28-18	34
5	Sporting Cristal	18	10	2	6	31-24	32
6	FBC Melgar	18	8	7	3	28-20	31
7	Sport Huancayo	18	9	3	6	23-21	30
8	Deportivo Garcilaso	18	8	3	7	28-19	27
9	ADT Tarma	18	6	6	6	24-30	24
10	Cienciano	18	5	8	5	29-25	23
11	Los Chankas	18	5	8	5	24-25	23
12	Atlético Grau	18	5	7	6	23-24	22
13	Sport Boys	18	5	5	8	26-28	20
14	Juan Pablo II College	18	5	4	9	20-28	19
15	UTC Cajamarca	18	5	4	9	17-34	19
16	Deportivo Binacional	18	4	6	8	20-33	18
17	Ayacucho FC	18	4	3	11	14-27	15
18	Comerciantes Unidos	18	2	5	11	17-31	11
19	Alianza Universidad	18	2	5	11	16-33	11

 

W – Apertura winners

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) fair-play (according to the number of red and yellow cards); 5) drawing of lots.

 

Clausura

 

Clausura is the second tournament of the 2025 Peruvian First Division (Liga 1 Te Apuesto). It started on 18 July 2025 with the matches of the first round and is scheduled to end in November 2025. The teams play once more against each other (single round-robin), in the same order as in Apertura but in reversed location. Points earned during Apertura are not carried over in Clausura. The winners of Clausura have the same status as the winners of Apertura, so they also qualify for the play-off semifinals and might qualify directly for the final if they finish first or second in the aggregate table. The Clausura winners also qualify for the next year Copa Libertadores. However, if the same team wins both Apertura and Clausura, then no play-off is played. Clausura started with 19 teams, but on 19 August 2025 Deportivo Binacional were excluded from the competition based on a legal decision, and all their results in Clausura were cancelled, leaving the competition with only 18 teams.

 

Round 1 (18-20 July 2025)

 

Alianza Atlético – Sport Huancayo 0-0

Deportivo Garcilaso – Los Chankas 3-0

Universitario de Deportes – Comerciantes Unidos 3-1

UTC Cajamarca – FBC Melgar 1-2

ADT Tarma – Cienciano 1-0

Cusco FC – Alianza Lima 2-0

Sporting Cristal – Alianza Universidad 3-0

Ayacucho FC – Atlético Grau 1-2

Juan Pablo II College – Sport Boys 3-0

Deportivo Binacional bye

 

Round 2 (25-27 July 2025)

 

Sport Huancayo – Juan Pablo II College 5-1

Deportivo Binacional – UTC Cajamarca cancelled (0-0 on the field)

Alianza Universidad – Ayacucho FC 1-2

Sport Boys – Sporting Cristal 0-2

Cienciano – Universitario de Deportes 1-1

FBC Melgar – Cusco FC 0-2

Comerciantes Unidos – Deportivo Garcilaso 0-0

Alianza Lima – Alianza Atlético 1-1

Atlético Grau – ADT Tarma 2-0 – played on 31 August 2025

Los Chankas bye

 

Round 3 (30 July – 1 August 2025)

 

Ayacucho FC – Sport Boys 0-0

Sporting Cristal – Sport Huancayo 5-0

ADT Tarma – Alianza Universidad 0-3

Cusco FC – Deportivo Binacional cancelled (2-0 on the field)

Juan Pablo II College – Alianza Lima 1-2

Universitario de Deportes – Atlético Grau 3-1

Los Chankas – Comerciantes Unidos 3-2

Alianza Atlético – FBC Melgar 0-0

Deportivo Garcilaso – Cienciano 2-1

UTC Cajamarca bye

 

Round 4 (3-6 August 2025)

 

Sport Huancayo – Ayacucho FC 3-1

UTC Cajamarca – Cusco FC 1-2

Sport Boys – ADT Tarma 1-0

Cienciano – Los Chankas 3-0

Alianza Universidad – Universitario de Deportes 0-2

FBC Melgar – Juan Pablo II College 1-1

Alianza Lima – Sporting Cristal 0-0

Atlético Grau – Deportivo Garcilaso 1-1

Deportivo Binacional – Alianza Atlético cancelled (2-0 on the field)

Comerciantes Unidos bye

 

Round 5 (8-11 August 2025)

 

Comerciantes Unidos – Cienciano 1-1

Ayacucho FC – Alianza Lima 0-1

ADT Tarma – Sport Huancayo 1-0

Universitario de Deportes – Sport Boys 1-0

Sporting Cristal – FBC Melgar 1-0

Los Chankas – Atlético Grau 3-2

Juan Pablo II College – Deportivo Binacional cancelled (0-0 on the field)

Alianza Atlético – UTC Cajamarca 2-0

Deportivo Garcilaso – Alianza Universidad 1-1

Cusco FC bye

 

Round 6 (15-17 August 2025)

 

Atlético Grau – Comerciantes Unidos 1-2

Sport Boys – Deportivo Garcilaso 0-1

UTC Cajamarca – Juan Pablo II College 0-0

Deportivo Binacional – Sporting Cristal cancelled (1-3 on the field)

Alianza Lima – ADT Tarma 3-1

Sport Huancayo – Universitario de Deportes 1-1

FBC Melgar – Ayacucho FC 2-1

Cusco FC – Alianza Atlético 1-0

Alianza Universidad – Los Chankas 2-1 – played on 30 August 2025

Cienciano bye

 

Clausura table before the exclusion of Deportivo Binacional on 19 August 2025

 

1	Sporting Cristal	6	5	1	0	14-1	16	Qualified for the play-offs
2	Cusco FC	5	5	0	0	9-1	15
3	Universitario de Deportes	6	4	2	0	11-4	14
4	Deportivo Garcilaso	6	3	3	0	8-3	12
5	Alianza Lima	6	3	2	1	7-5	11
6	Sport Huancayo	6	2	2	2	9-9	8
7	FBC Melgar	6	2	2	2	5-6	8
8	Alianza Atlético	6	1	3	2	3-4	6
9	Juan Pablo II College	6	1	3	2	6-8	6
10	Los Chankas	4	2	0	2	6-10	6
11	ADT Tarma	5	2	0	3	3-7	6
12	Cienciano	5	1	2	2	6-5	5
13	Comerciantes Unidos	5	1	2	2	6-8	5
14	Deportivo Binacional	5	1	2	2	3-5	5
15	Atlético Grau	5	1	1	3	7-10	4
16	Alianza Universidad	5	1	1	3	5-8	4
17	Ayacucho FC	6	1	1	4	5-9	4
18	Sport Boys	6	1	1	4	1-7	4
19	UTC Cajamarca	5	0	2	3	2-6	2

 

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) fair-play (according to the number of red and yellow cards); 5) drawing of lots.

 

Clausura table after the exclusion of Deportivo Binacional on 19 August 2025

 

1	Universitario de Deportes	6	4	2	0	11-4	14	Qualified for the play-offs
2	Sporting Cristal	5	4	1	0	11-0	13
3	Cusco FC	4	4	0	0	7-1	12
4	Deportivo Garcilaso	6	3	3	0	8-3	12
5	Alianza Lima	6	3	2	1	7-5	11
6	Sport Huancayo	6	2	2	2	9-9	8
7	FBC Melgar	6	2	2	2	5-6	8
8	Alianza Atlético	5	1	3	1	3-2	6
9	Los Chankas	4	2	0	2	6-10	6
10	ADT Tarma	5	2	0	3	3-7	6
11	Cienciano	5	1	2	2	6-5	5
12	Juan Pablo II College	5	1	2	2	6-8	5
13	Comerciantes Unidos	5	1	2	2	6-8	5
14	Atlético Grau	5	1	1	3	7-10	4
15	Alianza Universidad	5	1	1	3	5-8	4
16	Ayacucho FC	6	1	1	4	5-9	4
17	Sport Boys	6	1	1	4	1-7	4
18	UTC Cajamarca	4	0	1	3	2-6	1
19	Deportivo Binacional	0	0	0	0	0-0	0

 

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) fair-play (according to the number of red and yellow cards); 5) drawing of lots.

 

Aggregate table (Apertura + Clausura) before the exclusion of Binacional on 19 August 2025

 

1	Universitario de Deportes	24	16	5	3	49-16	53	Qualified for play-offs & CL
2	Cusco FC	23	15	4	4	43-21	49	Qualified for play-offs & CL
3	Sporting Cristal	24	15	3	6	45-25	48	Qualified for C. Libertadores
4	Alianza Lima	24	14	6	4	30-16	48	Qualified for C. Libertadores
5	Alianza Atlético	24	12	4	8	31-22	40	Qualified for C.Sudamericana
6	Deportivo Garcilaso	24	11	6	7	36-22	39	Qualified for C.Sudamericana
7	FBC Melgar	24	10	9	5	33-26	39	Qualified for C.Sudamericana
8	Sport Huancayo	24	11	5	8	32-30	38	Qualified for C.Sudamericana
9	ADT Tarma	23	8	6	9	27-37	30
10	Los Chankas	22	7	8	7	30-35	29
11	Cienciano	23	6	10	7	35-30	28
12	Atlético Grau	23	6	8	9	30-34	26
13	Juan Pablo II College	24	6	7	11	26-36	25
14	Sport Boys	24	6	6	12	27-35	24
15	Deportivo Binacional	23	5	8	10	23-38	23
16	UTC Cajamarca	23	5	6	12	19-40	21
17	Ayacucho FC	24	5	4	15	19-36	19	Relegation to Liga 2
18	Comerciantes Unidos	23	3	7	13	23-39	16	Relegation to Liga 2
19	Alianza Universidad	23	3	6	14	21-41	15	Relegation to Liga 2

 

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) fair-play (according to the number of red and yellow cards); 5) drawing of lots.

 

Aggregate table (Apertura + Clausura) after the exclusion of Binacional on 19 August 2025

 

1	Universitario de Deportes	24	16	5	3	49-16	53	Qualified for play-offs & CL
2	Alianza Lima	24	14	6	4	30-16	48	Qualified for play-offs & CL
3	Cusco FC	22	14	4	4	41-21	46	Qualified for C. Libertadores
4	Sporting Cristal	23	14	3	6	42-24	45	Qualified for C. Libertadores
5	Alianza Atlético	23	12	4	7	31-20	40	Qualified for C.Sudamericana
6	Deportivo Garcilaso	24	11	6	7	36-22	39	Qualified for C.Sudamericana
7	FBC Melgar	24	10	9	5	33-26	39	Qualified for C.Sudamericana
8	Sport Huancayo	24	11	5	8	32-30	38	Qualified for C.Sudamericana
9	ADT Tarma	23	8	6	9	27-37	30
10	Los Chankas	22	7	8	7	30-35	29
11	Cienciano	23	6	10	7	35-30	28
12	Atlético Grau	23	6	8	9	30-34	26
13	Sport Boys	24	6	6	12	27-35	24
14	Juan Pablo II College	23	6	6	11	26-36	24
15	UTC Cajamarca	22	5	5	12	19-40	20
16	Ayacucho FC	24	5	4	15	19-36	19
17	Comerciantes Unidos	23	3	7	13	23-39	16	Relegation to Liga 2
18	Alianza Universidad	23	3	6	14	21-41	15	Relegation to Liga 2
19	Deportivo Binacional (R)	18	4	6	8	20-33	18	Relegated to Liga 2

 

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) fair-play (according to the number of red and yellow cards); 5) drawing of lots.

 

R – relegated

 

Round 7 (22-24 August 2025)

 

Juan Pablo II College – Cusco FC 0-0

Sporting Cristal – UTC Cajamarca 2-2

Los Chankas – Sport Boys 2-1

Comerciantes Unidos – Alianza Universidad 1-2

Deportivo Garcilaso – Sport Huancayo 1-1

ADT Tarma – FBC Melgar 2-2

Cienciano – Atlético Grau 1-0

Universitario de Deportes – Alianza Lima 0-0

Ayacucho FC – Deportivo Binacional cancelled

Alianza Atlético bye

 

Round 8 (12-14 September 2025)

 

UTC Cajamarca – Ayacucho FC 0-1

Sport Huancayo – Los Chankas 1-2

Sport Boys – Comerciantes Unidos 0-1

Alianza Atlético – Juan Pablo II College 0-1

Alianza Lima – Deportivo Garcilaso 3-4

Alianza Universidad – Cienciano 0-3

FBC Melgar – Universitario de Deportes 1-2

Cusco FC – Sporting Cristal 3-2

Deportivo Binacional – ADT Tarma cancelled

Atlético Grau bye

 

Round 9 (16-18 September 2025)

 

ADT Tarma – UTC Cajamarca 3-1

Sporting Cristal – Alianza Atlético 0-0

Comerciantes Unidos – Sport Huancayo 2-0

Cienciano – Sport Boys 2-2

Ayacucho FC – Cusco FC 0-1

Atlético Grau – Alianza Universidad 2-0

Deportivo Garcilaso – FBC Melgar 1-1

Los Chankas – Alianza Lima postponed

Universitario de Deportes – Deportivo Binacional cancelled

Juan Pablo II College bye

 

Round 10 (20-22 September 2025)

 

UTC Cajamarca – Universitario de Deportes 1-2

FBC Melgar – Los Chankas 6-1

Juan Pablo II College – Sporting Cristal 0-0

Sport Huancayo – Cienciano 5-2

Alianza Lima – Comerciantes Unidos 4-0

Alianza Atlético – Ayacucho FC 3-0

Cusco FC – ADT Tarma 0-2

Sport Boys – Atlético Grau 1-1

Deportivo Binacional – Deportivo Garcilaso cancelled

Alianza Universidad bye

 

Round 11 (25-28 September 2025)

 

Ayacucho FC – Juan Pablo II College 2-1

Deportivo Garcilaso – UTC Cajamarca 0-0

Alianza Universidad – Sport Boys 2-3

ADT Tarma – Alianza Atlético 1-0

Atlético Grau – Sport Huancayo 3-1

Comerciantes Unidos – FBC Melgar 1-1

Universitario de Deportes – Cusco FC 3-2

Cienciano – Alianza Lima 2-1

Los Chankas – Deportivo Binacional cancelled

Sporting Cristal bye

 

Round 12 (29 September – 2 October 2025)

 

UTC Cajamarca – Los Chankas 2-0

Sporting Cristal – Ayacucho FC 3-0

Sport Huancayo – Alianza Universidad 5-1

Juan Pablo II College – ADT Tarma 1-1

Cusco FC – Deportivo Garcilaso

Alianza Atlético – Universitario de Deportes

Alianza Lima – Atlético Grau

FBC Melgar – Cienciano

Deportivo Binacional – Comerciantes Unidos cancelled

Sport Boys bye

 

Clausura table

 

1	Universitario de Deportes	10	7	3	0	18-8	24	Qualified for the play-offs
2	Sporting Cristal	10	5	4	1	18-5	19
3	Cusco FC	9	6	1	2	13-8	19
4	Deportivo Garcilaso	10	4	6	0	14-8	18
5	ADT Tarma	11	5	2	4	12-13	17
6	Alianza Lima	10	4	3	3	15-11	15
7	Cienciano	10	4	3	3	16-13	15
8	Sport Huancayo	12	4	3	5	22-20	15
9	FBC Melgar	11	3	5	3	16-13	14
10	Atlético Grau	10	4	2	4	15-13	14
11	Comerciantes Unidos	10	3	3	4	11-15	12
12	Los Chankas	9	4	0	5	12-22	12
13	Juan Pablo II College	10	2	5	3	9-11	11
14	Alianza Atlético	9	2	4	3	6-4	10
15	Ayacucho FC	11	3	1	7	8-17	10
16	Alianza Universidad	11	3	1	7	12-23	10
17	Sport Boys	11	2	3	6	8-15	9
18	UTC Cajamarca	10	1	3	6	8-14	6

 

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) fair-play (according to the number of red and yellow cards); 5) drawing of lots.

 

Aggregate table (Apertura + Clausura)

 

1	Universitario de Deportes	28	19	6	3	56-20	63	Qualified for play-offs & CL
2	Cusco FC	27	16	5	6	47-28	53	Qualified for play-offs & CL
3	Alianza Lima	28	15	7	6	38-22	52	Qualified for C. Libertadores
4	Sporting Cristal	28	15	6	7	49-29	51	Qualified for C. Libertadores
5	Deportivo Garcilaso	28	12	9	7	42-27	45	Qualified for C.Sudamericana
6	FBC Melgar	29	11	12	6	44-33	45	Qualified for C.Sudamericana
7	Sport Huancayo	30	13	6	11	45-41	45	Qualified for C.Sudamericana
8	Alianza Atlético	27	13	5	9	34-22	44	Qualified for C.Sudamericana
9	ADT Tarma	29	11	8	10	36-43	41
10	Cienciano	28	9	11	8	45-38	38
11	Atlético Grau	28	9	9	10	38-37	36
12	Los Chankas	27	9	8	10	36-47	35
13	Juan Pablo II College	28	7	9	12	29-39	30
14	Sport Boys	29	7	8	14	34-43	29
15	Ayacucho FC	29	7	4	18	22-44	25
16	UTC Cajamarca	28	6	7	15	25-48	25
17	Comerciantes Unidos	28	5	8	15	28-46	23	Relegation to Liga 2
18	Alianza Universidad	29	5	6	18	28-56	21	Relegation to Liga 2
19	Deportivo Binacional (R)	18	4	6	8	20-33	18	Relegated to Liga 2

 

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) fair-play (according to the number of red and yellow cards); 5) drawing of lots.

 

R – relegated

 

Round 13 (3-5 October 2025)

 

Comerciantes Unidos – UTC Cajamarca

Los Chankas – Cusco FC

ADT Tarma – Sporting Cristal

Sport Boys – Sport Huancayo

Alianza Universidad – Alianza Lima

Deportivo Garcilaso – Alianza Atlético

Atlético Grau – FBC Melgar

Universitario de Deportes – Juan Pablo II College

Cienciano – Deportivo Binacional cancelled

Ayacucho FC bye

 

Play-offs

 

Play-offs might be played to establish the champions of the 2025 Peruvian First Division. Universitario de Deportes are the first team to qualify to the play-off semifinals, as winners of the Apertura.

 

Qualified team	Manner of qualification	Stage
Universitario de Deportes	Winners of Apertura	Semifinals
	Winners of Clausura
	First classified in the aggregate table
	Second classified in the aggregate table

 

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[1] Atlético Grau play their home games at the Campeones del 36 Stadium in Sullana because of the works carried out at their own stadium, Miguel Grau in Piura.

[2] Comerciantes Unidos play their home games at Germán Contreras Jara Stadium in Cajabamba because their usual home ground, Juan Maldonado Gamarra Stadium in Cutervo, does not meet the FPF requirements.

[3] UTC Cajamarca play their home games at Germán Contreras Jara Stadium in Cajabamba because their usual home ground, Héroes de San Ramón Stadium in Cajamarca, does not meet the FPF requirements.

[4] Ayacucho FC play their home games at Manuel Eloy Molina Robles Stadium in Huanta because their stadium in Ayacucho is renovated.